The woman has been identified as Hazel Virginia O'Neill, of Philadelphia.

Police have named the 78-year-old woman whose body was found Wednesday morning in a ditch along Stockton Road.

The woman has been identified as Hazel Virginia O'Neill, of Philadelphia. Police said they believe she was last seen around 4 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 9.

A witness told police she saw two people pushing a small silver sedan off to the side of the road, with an elderly woman still inside the car. One of the two helpers was in a UPS uniform. Lt. Ed Schreier, a spokesman for the Worcester County Sheriff's Office, said the two people presumably were assisting O'Neal

When this witness drove back through the same area three hours later, the silver vehicle was on the side of the road with the parking lights on, Schreier said.

Early Wednesday, a driver for Waste Management saw a silver Honda civic abandoned along Route 366 (Stockton Road) between Bird Hill Road and Little Mill Road. Upon closer inspection, the driver observed a person lying unresponsive in the ditch.

The Worcester County Sheriff's Office was contacted to investigate. Deputies arrived on scene and located the body of a white female, according to Schreier. Her remains were taken to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Baltimore.